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SB 1540 TX
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Relating to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal information of election officials and their employees.

TX · session 89R · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 21, 2025

Latest action (Jun 20, 2025) Effective on 9/1/25

Sponsors (2)
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (79)
  1. Feb 21, 2025 Received by the Secretary of the Senate · upper
  2. Feb 21, 2025 Filed · upper
  3. Mar 6, 2025 Read first time · upper
  4. Mar 6, 2025 Referred to Business & Commerce · upper
  5. Apr 10, 2025 Rereferred to committee · upper
  6. Apr 10, 2025 Referred to State Affairs · upper
  7. Apr 14, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  8. Apr 14, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  9. Apr 14, 2025 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  10. Apr 14, 2025 Left pending in committee · upper
  11. Apr 16, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  12. Apr 16, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  13. Apr 22, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendments · upper
  14. Apr 22, 2025 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · upper
  15. Apr 22, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  16. May 1, 2025 Placed on local & uncontested calendar · upper
  17. May 1, 2025 Laid before the Senate · upper
  18. May 1, 2025 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · upper
  19. May 1, 2025 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  20. May 1, 2025 Three day rule suspended · upper
  21. May 1, 2025 Record vote · upper
  22. May 1, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  23. May 1, 2025 Passed · upper
  24. May 1, 2025 Record vote · upper
  25. May 1, 2025 Reported engrossed · upper
  26. May 1, 2025 Received from the Senate · lower
  27. May 2, 2025 Read first time · lower
  28. May 2, 2025 Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency · lower
  29. May 14, 2025 Considered in public hearing · lower
  30. May 14, 2025 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · lower
  31. May 14, 2025 Left pending in committee · lower
  32. May 16, 2025 Considered in formal meeting · lower
  33. May 16, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  34. May 21, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  35. May 21, 2025 Committee report distributed · lower
  36. May 22, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  37. May 23, 2025 Considered in Calendars · lower
  38. May 25, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar · lower
  39. May 27, 2025 Read 2nd time · lower
  40. May 27, 2025 Amended · lower
  41. May 27, 2025 Passed to 3rd reading as amended · lower
  42. May 27, 2025 Record vote · lower
  43. May 27, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  44. May 28, 2025 Rules suspended · lower
  45. May 28, 2025 Additional sponsor(s) authorized · lower
  46. May 28, 2025 Read 3rd time · lower
  47. May 28, 2025 Passed · lower
  48. May 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
  49. May 28, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  50. May 28, 2025 House passage as amended reported · upper
  51. May 29, 2025 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · upper
  52. May 29, 2025 Read · upper
  53. May 29, 2025 Senate refuses to concur · upper
  54. May 29, 2025 Senate requests conference committee · upper
  55. May 29, 2025 Senate appoints conferees · upper
  56. May 29, 2025 Senate refuses to concur-reported · lower
  57. May 29, 2025 Senate requests conference committee-reported · lower
  58. May 29, 2025 Senate appoints conferees-reported · lower
  59. May 31, 2025 House grants request for conference committee · lower
  60. May 31, 2025 House appoints conferees · lower
  61. May 31, 2025 House grants request for conf comm-reported · upper
  62. May 31, 2025 House appoints conferees-reported · upper
  63. May 31, 2025 Conference committee report filed · upper
  64. May 31, 2025 Conf. Comm. Report distributed · lower
  65. May 31, 2025 Rules suspended · upper
  66. May 31, 2025 Record vote · upper
  67. May 31, 2025 Senate adopts conference committee report · upper
  68. May 31, 2025 Record vote · upper
  69. May 31, 2025 Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · lower
  70. Jun 1, 2025 House adopts conference committee report · lower
  71. Jun 1, 2025 Record vote · lower
  72. Jun 1, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  73. Jun 1, 2025 House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · upper
  74. Jun 1, 2025 Reported enrolled · upper
  75. Jun 2, 2025 Signed in the Senate · upper
  76. Jun 2, 2025 Signed in the House · lower
  77. Jun 3, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  78. Jun 20, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  79. Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 · executive
Subjects
Elections--Election Officers (I0305)Open Records (I0548)Protection of Personal Information (I0003)SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)

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